Dennis,I appreciate the compliments but what impresses me are those who do their work with hand tools.I don't even own a usable hand planer. If I can't plug it in, I don't know what to do with it.

On the other hand, I had to figure out the metal work.One of the hardest things for me was bending the half rounds for the capsquares. At one time I was paying a blacksmith $40 a pair to bend them. He would give me something that required way too much work on my end to make it serviceable.

A job came along that required seven carriages.So I came up with this idea to bend the half rounds.

I built a hydraulic press using a 12 ton jack. I collected a bunch of different size mandrels to bend around, and put my little horse shoe forge to good use.I have posted these pictures before.

I'm speechless. I don't think I've ever made two things quite the same let alone a whole table's worth.

Your forge is propane fired I take it? I've always wanted some kind of forge setup although I don't do nearly enough metal working to warrant making let alone buying one. Usually I just fire up the torch and make do.

The forge also doubles as a really good heater.On the rare occasion that it is too cold to work in my little shop, I place the forge on a piece of granite in the middle of the floor and fire it up.It only takes about five minutes and I'm peeling off my sweatshirt!

I've been meaning to ask for a long time now, but always resisted:Who buys these cannons and what for? There's clearly a market, but I've never seen one in front of someone's house.

drstrip,A lot of folks shoot them. Some are just for display. Some of the barrels are very old and valuable and some are reproductions.Now you can never say you have not seen one in front of someone's house.This is my house!Zulu

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